Danfoss
Sign in to saveDanfoss is a Danish multinational company, based in Denmark, with more than 41,928 employees globally. Danfoss was founded in 1933 by engineer Mads Clausen. right|thumb|Danfoss headquarters in Nordborg, [[Denmark]] right|thumb|Cutaway model of Danfoss's first automatic valve
Key facts
- Company.name
- Danfoss A/S
- Company.logo
- Danfoss-Logo.svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.industry
- Fluid control equipment, pump, seal, valve manufacturing, climate & energy
- Company.location_city
- Nordborg
- Company.key_people
- Kim Fausing, CEO; Jørgen M. Clausen
- Company.products
- Refrigeration, air conditioning, motor controllers, building heating solutions and solutions for renewable energy (solar power and heat pumps)
- Company.num_employees
- 41,928 (2023)
- Company.location_country
- Denmark
- Company.homepage
- Danfoss.com
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginning (1933–1966)
- Since 1966
- Activities
- Controversy
- World War II
- Cartel
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Danfoss is a Danish multinational company, based in Denmark, with more than 41,928 employees globally. Danfoss was founded in 1933 by engineer Mads Clausen. right|thumb|Danfoss headquarters in Nordborg, [[Denmark]] right|thumb|Cutaway model of Danfoss's first automatic valve
== History == === Beginning (1933–1966) === In 1933 Mads Clausen (1905–1966) founded Dansk Køleautomatik- og Apparatfabrik, later in 1946 the company name was changed to Danfoss. The first product was an expansion valve for refrigeration units, it was developed after studying imported valves from the US.